The Huntsman Cancer Institute Community Advisory Board comprises 33 members from across the state of Utah and the Mountain West, a geographical area that includes Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. Membership includes representatives from government organizations, health care systems, community organizations focused on the underserved, business leaders, elected officials, religious leaders, cancer patients, and cancer survivors. Huntsman Cancer Institute works with the Community Advisory Board to engage the community in cancer research, clinical services, education, and prevention efforts and prioritize opportunities to improve community health. For more information, please email community@hci.utah.edu.
Board Members
Shawn Begay, MPA
Public Health Director
Utah Navajo Health System Inc.
Brad Belnap, MPP
Program Manager, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Utah Department of Health
Kirk Benge, MPH
Health Officer
TriCounty Health Department
Heather Borski, MPH
Deputy Director
Utah Department of Health
Sara Carbajal-Salisbury
Director, Health Programs
Alliance Community Services
Mayra Cedano
Executive Director
Comunidades Unidas
Mary Chamberlain
Advocate
Cancer Survivor
Becky Creighton, MPH
Health Program Manager
Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
RyLee Curtis, MPP
Director, Community Engagement
University of Utah Health
Reverend France A. Davis
Pastor Emeritus
Calvary Baptist Church
Dale Dillon
Deacon
Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City
Paula Dunham
Executive Director
Green River Medical Center
Janida Emerson, MS
Chief Executive Officer
Fourth Street Clinic
Luz Escamilla, MPA
Senator
Utah State Senate
Jacob Fitisemanu Jr., MPH
Chair
Utah Pacific Islander Health Coalition
Tasha Harris, MS
Director, Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
Lily Helzer, MPH
Section Manager, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Cari Herington, MBA
Executive Director
Nevada Cancer Coalition
Emma E. Houston, MBA
Advocate
Cancer Survivor
James Jackson III, MBA
Executive Director
Utah Black Chamber of Commerce
Elder William K. Jackson
General Authority Seventy
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Star Jones
Outreach and Education Supervisor, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Wyoming Department of Health
Derek Kitchen
Senator
Utah State Senate
Morgan Marietti, MS
Manager, Cancer Control Strategic Partnerships
American Cancer Society North Region
Leah Merchant
Section Supervisor, Cancer Control Program
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Derek Miller
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Salt Lake Chamber
Mikelle Moore, MBA, MHSA
Senior Vice President and Chief Community Health Officer
Intermountain Healthcare
Ed Napia
Grants Manager
Sacred Circle Healthcare
Jodi Parker
Health and Physical Education Specialist
Utah State Board of Education
Alan Pruhs
Executive Director
Association for Utah Community Health
Christine Stoffel
Advocate
Parent, Childhood Cancer Survivor
Troy Williams
Executive Director
Equality Utah
Lori Wright, MPA
Chief Executive Officer
Family Healthcare
